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1 2017 Federal Budget 2017 Budget By law, President s Budget must be submitted by first Monday of February (Feb. 6.) Past three outgoing administrations submitted transition budgets to Congress to help with next budget submission Past several administrations have not met the February statutory budget submission deadline Budget usually not late enough to cause significant delays in appropriations process

2 House Leadership Republican Leadership Speaker: Paul Ryan (WI) Majority Leader: Kevin McCarthy (CA) Whip: Steve Scalise (LA) Democratic Leadership Democratic leadership elections week of Nov. 30 Rep. Tim Ryan (OH) is officially challenging Nancy Pelosi (CA) for the Minority Leader position Committee Leadership - Steering committees on both sides of aisle to meet in December to decide on committee leadership and membership

3 House Committee Leadership Committee 114 th Congress Chairman Likely 115 th Chairman 114 th Ranking Member Likely 115 th Ranking Member Agriculture Michael Conaway (TX) same Collin Peterson (MN) same Appropriations Hal Rogers (KY) term-limited Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ) Nita Lowey (NY) same Armed Services Mac Thornberry (TX) same Adam Smith (WA) same Budget Tom Price (GA) same Chris Van Hollen (MD) John Yarmuth (KY) Education and the Workforce John Kline (MN) retiring Virginia Foxx (NC) Bobby Scott (VA) same Energy and Commerce Fred Upton (MI) term-limited John Shimkus (IL) or Greg Walden (OR) Frank Pallone (NJ) Ethics Charlie Dent (PA) same Linda Sanchez (CA) same Financial Services Jeb Hensarling (TX) same Maxine Waters (CA) same Foreign Affairs Ed Royce (CA) same Eliot Engel (NY) same Homeland Security Michael McCaul (TX) same Bennie Thompson (MS) same Intelligence Devin Nunes (CA) same Adam Schiff (CA) same Judiciary Bob Goodlatte (VA) same John Conyers (MI) same Natural Resources Rob Bishop (UT) same Raul Grijalva (AZ) same Oversight and Government Reform Jason Chaffetz (UT) same Elijah Cummings (MD) same Rules Pete Sessions (TX) same Louise Slaughter (NY) same Science, Space and Technology Lamar Smith (TX) same Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX) same Small Business Steve Chabot (OH) same Nydia Velazquez (NY) same Transportation and Infrastructure Bill Shuster (PA) same Peter DeFazio (OR) same Veterans Affairs Jeff Miller (FL) term-limited & retiring Gus Bilirakis (FL), Mike Coffman (CO), Doug Lamborn (CO) or Phil Roe (TN) Mark Takano (CA) Ways and Means Kevin Brady (TX) same Sander Levin (MI) same same same

4 Senate Leadership Republicans retained control of Senate but lost several seats Senate currently has 54 Republicans, 44 Democrats and 2 Independents who caucus with Democrats after November 8, Republicans are set to control at least 51 seats while Democrats will hold at least 48 (one runoff election in LA Dec. 10) Republican majority still remains below 60-vote threshold needed to overcome a filibuster

5 Senate Leadership Republican Leadership Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell (KY) Whip: John Cornyn (TX) Democratic Leadership Minority Leader: Chuck Schumer (NY) Whip: Richard Durbin (IL) Committee Leadership -- Democrats have made their selections for committee leadership positions. Republicans have yet to make their selections.

6 Senate Committee Leadership Committee 114 th Congress Chairman Likely 115 th Chairman 114 th Ranking Member 115 th Ranking Member Aging Susan Collins (ME) same Claire McCaskill (MO) Bob Casey (PA) Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry Pat Roberts (KS) same Debbie Stabenow (MI) same Appropriations Thad Cochran (MS) same Barbara Mikulski (MD) retiring Patrick Leahy (VT) Armed Services John McCain (AZ) same Jack Reed (RI) same Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Richard Shelby (AL) term-limited as chairman Mike Crapo (ID) Sherrod Brown (OH) same Budget Mike Enzi (WY) same Bernie Sanders (VT) same Commerce, Science & Transportation John Thune (SD) same Bill Nelson (FL) same Energy & Natural Resources Lisa Murkowski (AK) same Maria Cantwell (WA) same Environment and Public Works Jim Inhofe (OK) John Barrasso (WY) term-limited as chairman Barbara Boxer (CA) retiring Tom Carper (DE) Ethics Johnny Isakson (GA) same Barbara Boxer (CA) retiring Chris Coons (DE) Finance Orrin Hatch (UT) same Ron Wyden (OR) same Foreign Relations Bob Corker (TN) same Ben Cardin (MD) same Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Lamar Alexander (TN) same Patty Murray (WA) Same Homeland Security & Govt. Affairs Ron Johnson (WI) same Tom Carper (DE) Claire McCaskill (MO) Indian Affairs John Barrasso (WY) John Hoeven (ND) Jon Tester (MT) Tom Udall (NM) Intelligence Richard Burr (NC) same Diane Feinstein (CA) Mark Warner (VA) Judiciary Charles Grassley (IA) same Patrick Leahy (VT) Dianne Feinstein (CA) Rules and Administration Roy Blunt (MO) same Charles Schumer (NY) Amy Klobuchar (MN) Small Business & Entrepreneurship David Vitter (LA) retiring Jim Risch (ID) Jeanne Shaheen (NH) same Veterans' Affairs Johnny Isakson (GA) same Richard Blumenthal (CT) Jon Tester (MT)

7 Lame Duck Session Appropriations Current CR expires Dec. 9 CR through March 31 is expected to pass Flint, Michigan funding may be included to help move WRDA bill Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) Expected to move. As of 11/21 unclear whether clean water and drinking water provisions (included in Senate WRDA) will be in final bill. National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Yearly authorization for defense programs 21 st Century Cures Act Biomedical research funding; may also include mental health funding Wildcards Energy Policy Modernization Act U.S. Postal Service overhaul legislation Child nutrition reauthorization

8 New Administration - First 100 Days First 100 Days Plan can be separated into two parts: measures Trump would address on Day 1, many through executive actions, including: Proposal to term-limit Members of Congress Remove restrictions on domestic oil and natural gas production Renegotiation or withdraw from NAFTA Requirement that for every new regulation two must be eliminated legislative proposals Trump said he would introduce to Congress and pass within the first 100 days, including: Tax reform plan U.S. Mexico border wall Repeal and replace Affordable Care Act Illegal immigration plan $1 trillion infrastructure plan Drain the swamp reforms

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